In the interim committee constituted by Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage, former national captains Roshan Mahanama and Kumar Sangakkara have been included, so as ex\u2011opener Sidath Wettimuny. Administrators Thushira Radella, Avanti Colombage, Prakash Schaffter and Upul Kumarapperuma too find themselves in the committee.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The appointments mark a sweeping overhaul at Maitland Place, headquarters of SLC, after Silva and the entire executive committee officially stepped down on Wednesday amid mounting criticism of governance, financial irregularities and a decline in the national men\u2019s team performances in recent times.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThe President of Sri Lanka Cricket, Mr. Shammi Silva, has tendered his resignation from the post, effective today. Along with him, the office bearers and members of the Executive Committee of the SLC have also submitted their resignations.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThis decision has been formally communicated to His Excellency President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the Honorable Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Mr. Sunil Kumara Gamage,\u201d a statement from the SLC had said earlier in the day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Silva, 65, had been SLC President since 2019, and was re-elected to the top role unopposed in 2021 2023 and 2025. Silva also served as the President of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) in 2025, where he succeeded Jay Shah for being in the top role.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sri Lanka\u2019s failure to reach the Super Eights stage of this year\u2019s T20 World Cup, which they co-hosted with India, has been cited as a trigger for change in the SLC administration.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Silva was previously ousted as SLC chief in 2023 after the national team had a poor Men\u2019s ODI World Cup campaign in 2023, prompting a suspension of the board by the ICC.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sri Lanka\u2019s failure to reach the Super Eights stage of this year\u2019s T20 World Cup, which they co-hosted with India, has been cited as a trigger for change in the SLC administration.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The task for the Sri Lankan government and the interim committee will be to assure the International Cricket Council (ICC) that this is a stopgap measure on the way to constitutional reform. Whether the ICC views the resignations as voluntary or as evidence of political interference will be very decisive.<\/p>\r\n\r\n